Trademark
The brand’s characteristics are the outward expression of the right owners’ creative ideas.
The foundations for the protection of rights accumulated in the brand are established by this externalisation of the notion. A right holder may prove ownership by gaining legally discernible rights or by utilising the right in a way that persuades the public that it is theirs.
When this right is acknowledged by the general populace, it implies occupation and gives rise to the legal grounds for requesting protection from dilution. A legally recognised right gives the owner the sole authority to utilise the rights represented by the mark and prohibits others from utilising it in a way that would give the impression of ownership. Trademark rights can be enforced by using local law-specific infringement procedures. Provision is made for legitimate use of the marks since the owner is empowered by the rights granted to him to prevent the exploitation of identical or confusingly similar marks. The mark becomes susceptible to cancellation if it is not actually used continuously for a predetermined amount of time, subject to the term set forth in each jurisdiction.
The following steps are involved in registration in the United Arab Emirates:
first determining whether the appropriate trademark being registered is deserving of protection in the United Arab Emirates (absolute grounds of refusal).
Not all legitimate trademarks are eligible for trademark registration.
For instance, purely descriptive phrases for the relevant goods and services are ineligible for trademark registration.
A trademark search should be carried out to prevent conflicts between your United Arab Emirates trademark registration and earlier trademarks.
Second, following a search, you might apply for registration of your right trademark at the UAE Ministry of Economy (UAE Patent Office) with the help of regional patent attorneys.
According to UAE Federal Law No. (7) of the Year 2002 Concerning Copyrights and Neighboring Rights, a copyright could only be registered in the United Arab Emirates after the formation of the copyright object.
There are two major conditions for copyright objects: they must be expressed in any objective form and be the product of original intellectual activity (not plagiarism).
By submitting a brief form and submitting a sample of your work to one of the following organisations, you can register your copyright object in the United Arab Emirates:
Within one to three months, the UAE Ministry of Economy's Copyright Department; within ten days, the Dubai Copyright Office, which is the official representative of the International Online Copyright Office Right Trademark;
In today's fiercely competitive markets, trademarks are incredibly significant assets for your company.
It's mostly because they can tell your products or services from from those of other businesses.
Trademarks serve as source and product identifiers in the marketplace and guarantee a product's quality to the general public.
When customers recognise the brand that your product or service bears, they recognise it and remember it as well as its quality or image.
As a result, your trademark establishes the identity of both your company and your products or services.
Your brand's strong consumer recognition and positive reputation reflect the success of your business in satisfying customers' demands and preferences through the sale of products bearing those marks.
You then have business stability and a chance to advance further as a result of this.
A strong trademark is a commercial asset that can be independently assessed in terms of the economic value it has produced over time and the business benefits it is predicted to produce in the future.
Trademarks can be made up of any combination of words, phrases, names, slogans, letters, numbers, symbols, logos, labels, colours, drawings, patterns, shapes, packaging of goods, etc. They can even be intangible indications like sounds or scents.
The risk of trademark infringement or dilution increases as your trademark gains consumer recognition, confidence, and loyalty due to its capacity to orient consumer preferences toward the products/services offered under it. This is because third parties may attempt to take advantage of the goodwill associated with your trademark and business, or your competitors may engage in unfair business practises. Such infringing actions are likely to cause significant financial and reputational loss to your company if they are not dealt with effectively and prevented by you. They will also damage the hard-earned reputation of your mark and reduce its market worth.
Search Trademark
You can learn about any well-known marks that are similar to your brand name or trademark by conducting a trademark search.
It provides information about brand names and trademarks that can seem phonetically similar to your own.
The results of a trademarkTM search reveal related/identical registered and unregistered trademarks, enabling brand owners to judge the strength of their proposed marks and the potential dangers of having them registered.
A trademark may strengthen your brand identity, raise client satisfaction and trust levels, and safeguard you from replica goods.
Before beginning a new business, register your trademark to avoid the pain and angst of dealing with imitation goods.
Make yourself stand out from the competition by developing a distinctive brand identity that clients in the sector can relate to.
We can speed up your trademark search and registration process in the UAE as well as in 25 other countries because of our strong governmental relationships with the UAE’s trademark authority, which includes the Trademark Office-Ministry of Trademarks, Department of Economic Development (DED), Ministry of Justice, Economic Crimes Department, and several other international partners.
You can use the Trademark Registry’s trademark search to see if anyone else has already used your proposed trademark.
In essence, this aids in figuring out the likelihood that your application will be accepted.
Prior to submitting any trademark application in the UAE, this procedure is strongly advised.
Registration Trademark
Getting your trademark registered is the finest thing you can do to safeguard your brand in the UAE.
The UAE's Intellectual Property Rights Law protects trademarks.
You must have a registered legal entity in the UAE, whether it be a Freezone Company, LLC, Mainland, or another sort of company, in order to submit an application for a trademark registration.
In the UAE, trademark registration is a rather tedious process, yet any business can register itself with a valid trademark.
In the United Arab Emirates, it typically takes 4 to 6 months to register a trademark.
A trademark is valid for ten years after registration, after which it can be renewed for a charge.
Have the Trademark Registration specialist register your brand’s trademark in the UAE.
Defend your brand against copying and imitation.
The most crucial thing to do is to protect your brand.
However, registering a trademark, brand, or copyright in the UAE might be difficult at best.
Finding a lawyer who is informed about the procedures required for company trademark registration in the UAE will relieve you of hours of work.
The Ministry of Economy will consider your application for trademark registration in the UAE when you have submitted it with the necessary supporting documentation and registration payments.
The Ministry of Economy will make a decision on your application within 30 days of the date of submission if it is accurate and contains no incorrect or missing information.
Renew Trademark
Requests for trademark renewal can be submitted up to six months before the registration or renewal expires.
The Registrar will send a notice to the registered trademark owner prior to the last registration of a trademark expiring, serving as a reminder of the expiration and the requirements for fee payment.
The Registrar may withdraw the trademark from the trademark register if the registration is not obtained in accordance with the required circumstances.
If the trademark renewal request date is missed, it may be filed in the specified way and with a late filing fee within six months of the registration’s expiration or renewal, as applicable.
- If required, a duly legalized power of attorney at the Notary Public or the UAE Consulate in the applicant’s home country in case the applicant is not a UAE resident.
- Copy of certificate of registration.
- A Power of Attorney for the change of name and/or address duly legalized at the Notary Public or the UAE Consulate in the applicant’s home country in case the applicant is not a UAE resident.
- A Certificate of change of the name, duly legalized at the Notary Public or the UAE Consulate in the applicant’s home country in case the applicant is not a UAE resident.
- The original Certificate of Registration.
You may submit a renewal application to alter any wording or symbol in an already registered trade mark; or You can request a renewal with no changes.
